Holiday photos and family details about the appointed head of Britainâ€™s MI6 intelligence agency recently appeared on the social-networking site Facebook, but have been removed after a newspaper informed the government of their existence.

POPULAR social networking site Facebook is being used to recruit secret MI6 agents. The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) has begun advertising on the website. (c) 2008 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

FACEBOOK is being used to recruit secret MI6 agents. The Foreign Office hopes ads on the networking site will reach more varied people. (c) 2008 Daily Mirror. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.